Mop mounting



May 2, 1933.

W. A. WEST MOP MOUNTING Filed June 15. 1932 mum latented May 2., 1933 UNITED srArEs WILLIAM A. wns'r, or BALTIMORE, MARYLAND ivior MOUNTING I Application filed rune 15,

My invention relates to improvements in a mop mounting, and the objects thereof are to produce such a mounting wherein: one, the handle may be readily removed or made fast to the mop portion, two, both sides of the mop head may be used equally conveniently, three, the rigid part of the head and mounting may be kept from contact with the surface mopped, four, the mop head may be restrained in its rotation about the mounting.

I attain these and other objects and advantages by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which,

Figure 1 is a plan view of the mounting and mop.

Fig. 2 is a side view thereof with a tion of the mop strands removed.

Fig. 3 is a top view of the mounting, partly in section.

Fig. 4 is a side view thereof, partly in section.

Fig. 5 is a side partial sectional view showing the method of removal of the mounting.

Fig. 6 is a side View of the sleeve.

Fig. 7 is an end view thereof.

Fig. 8 is a side view of the band.

Fig. 9 is a top view thereof.

In the drawing, similar reference characters refer to similar parts through the several views.

The strands 1 of the mop are held by twisted wires 2, the ends of which are brought to gether and held in tube 3, which is crushed around the wires to hold them t ghtly, as shown in Fig. 4. Band 5 is looped upon itself to form a bearing 6 to rotatably surround the tube 3, which may be termed the journal.

On the journal or tube 3. at each side of the bearing 6 are rubber collars 7 which are crowded tightly against the hearing to limit its freedom of rotation, and thereby to hold the mop head resiliently in given por- ' osition. The rubber collars are lar er in 1932. Serial No} 617,428.

outer diameter than-the bearing, and extend to the ends. of the tube 3, thereby keeping both tube and bearing out of contact with the surface 1110131366.. The mop "handle 8 is, flattened atfits end, asat 9, and; uponjthis 0 surface the free ends of the band 5 are compressed, the inner end 10- being short, and stopping short of the groove 11in the handle, theouter end lEZhaving a tongue 13 thereon fitting over the inner end and into the groove to prevent, relativelongitu dinal movement of the ends and handle. 7 The band is resilient andtends to spread the ends, which are held in place on. the stick by sleeve lefwhich is round at its end 15'near the mop. but at its outer, end, part of its. circumference, is enlarged, as at 16. This construction allows the enlarged portion to slip-over knob 17 upon sliding thesleeveto release the-band ends, but prevents it from sliding up far by its round ,end, and when the sleeve is pushed down over the band ends-,- and twisted around, the sleeveis'held by the knob from sliding upe I x The band is bent, at its bearing portion, so that the-axis of the journal 3 would be intersected bythe'extension of the center of the handle as shown in F'i gs. land 5.- This places the bearing in theIcenterofthe handle, so that either side of the mop could be placed flat against say, a wall, which was'being dusted. v

I have illustrated and described my invention in a form which I. have found'very economical and satisfactory, but it is apparent that it may be modified in many details, and

-I,intend to limitthe scope. thereofonly by the appended claims; c

7 Having thus described myrinventiom-what I-claim as newand desire to secure by Letf ters Patent, is: f 7

1.,Ina mop mounting, a mop holder, a handle, a sleeve, a band looped around a part of themop holder to hold the same, the free ends of said band being folded together and held securely upon one side of said handle by said sleeve surrounding said ends and han- 'dle and means to prevent relative longitudinal movement of said ends and handle.

handle, said sleeve being rotatable and tight fitting upon said handle at its end near the mop holder, and enlarged for a portion of its circumference at its other end, and a knob upon said handle immediately above said sleeve in its band ends holding position,

whereby said sleeve may pass over said knob at its enlarged portion only to release said band ends and said knob Will hold said sleeve toward said mop holder to hold said band ends when the sleeve is rotated so that its enlarged portion is removed from said knob.

3. In a mop mounting, a mop holder, a handle, a sleeve, aband looped around apart of the mop holder to hold the same, the free ends of said band being folded together and held securely upon one side of said handle by said sleeve surrounding said ends and handle, said handle being grooved transversely thereof and a projecting tongue on one of said band endsprojecting into said groove to prevent relative longitudinal movement of saidband ends and handle. 7

4. In a mop mounting, a mop holder, a handle, a sleeve. a band looped around a part of the mop holder to hold the same, the free ends of said band being folded together and held securely upon one side of said handle by said sleeve surrounding said ends and handle,said handle being grooved transversely thereof and a tongue projecting inwardly, into said groove, on the outerof said band ends and over the inner of saidband ends to prevent relative longitudinal movement of said band ends and handle. I l s 5. In a mop mounting, a transverse journal having extending therefrom a mop head. a handle, a sleeve, 'aband looped upon itself to form at one enda bearing surrounding said journal, the free ends of said band being folded together and held securely upon one side of said handle by said sleeve'surrounding said ends and handle, means to prevent relative longitudinal movement of said ends and handle and a resilient collar on said journal, bearing against one side of said bearing to restrain the rotation of said journal there- 6. In a mop mounting, a transverse journal having extending therefrom a mop head, a

handle, a sleeve, a band looped upon itself to form at one end a bearing surrounding said journal, the free ends of said band being folded together and upon one side of said handle by said sleeve surrounding said ends and handle, said band being bent so that the axis of the journal would be intersected by the'extension of the handle center, and means to prevent relative longitudinal movement of said band ends and handle.

WILLIAM A. WEST. 

